Unscramble HIEROGLYPHS and you have 320 words, HIEROGLYPHS itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of HIEROGLYPHS is on the page: HYGROPHILES, each 23 points. Of the shorter words, HIEROGLYPH and HYGROPHILE lead with 22 points. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from HIEROGLYPHS split into 2 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 4 with 9, 11 with 8, 32 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
The 11-letter words made with HIEROGLYPHS letters are 2: HIEROGLYPHS itself and 1 anagram, HYGROPHILES. Each scores 23 points.
Every one of the 2 10-letter words in HIEROGLYPHS scores 22.
Among the 7-letter words from HIEROGLYPHS, HYPHIES leads with 18 points, then HERSHIP and PHISHER on 15. SPOILER, HOSIERY and LEPROSY are the familiar ones.
The best of the 6-letter words in HIEROGLYPHS is HIGHLY, 16 points; GLYPHS on 15 and HYPERS on 14 follow. HIGHER, POLISH and GOSPEL are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words made with HIEROGLYPHS letters, GLYPH leads with 14 points, then HIPLY and HYPER on 13. REPLY, HELPS and HOPES are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HIEROGLYPHS tie at 12 points; none scores more. HELP, HIGH and SHOP will look familiar.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words from HIEROGLYPHS at 11 points, ahead of GYP and HEH on 9. YES, HIP and HOP are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of HIEROGLYPHS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with HI · ending in HS · all 11-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HYPERGOLS (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. HIEROGLYPHS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIEROGLYPHS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 320) | 240 | 317 | 204 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HYGROPHILES, HYGROPHILE, HYGROPHIL, HYPHIES, PHILHORSE, HEROSHIP, SYLPHIER, HERSHIP, SPYHOLE, HIGHERS, GILPEYS, HYLEGS and 68 more, 80 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OGREISHLY, PYROHIES, PHISHER, PHORESY, HYPERS, PHYSIO, PYROGIES, HIPLY, PHISH, PEROGY, ROSEHIP, GYPOS and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GOYISH and GOY, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: GOYISHE.